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Latin America Tragedy looms 40 years after a volcano wiped out a Colombian village Forty years after the Nevado del Ruiz volcano wiped out the town of Armero, the ghosts of Colombia's deadliest tragedy still haunt its slopes, and families are still searching for lost children. John Otis
Economy The government can now get back to measuring the economy with shutdown over Now that the government shutdown is over, federal number crunchers are back at work. It could take time, though, to make up for the jobs reports and inflation scorecards we missed in the last 6 weeks. Scott Horsley
Science This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing. Regina G. Barber
Lights, Camera, Closures? - The state of independent movie theaters in Seattle KUOW's Paige Browning sits down with a panel of film experts to talk about the challenges independent movie theaters are facing in an era of streaming and movie studio consolidation. Jason Burrows
Education Are college students getting too many A's? Harvard University officials have recently raised the alarm on grade inflation. More than 60% of grades awarded to students have been A's. That's up 25% from two decades ago. Kai McNamee
Music Michael Jackson's music sets a new record on the pop charts "Thriller" shoots up the chart, making this the sixth consecutive decade in which Jackson has scored at least one top 10 hit. Stephen Thompson
What's happening in El Fasher? A Sudanese journalist recounts the violence and mass displacement in her hometown of el-Fasher, North Darfur, after the Rapid Support Forces seized control. Linah Mohammad
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Nov 13-16 While Paige may be crushing it in the kickball tournament, Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows still has LOADS of events for YOU to go do this weekend! Jason Burrows
Business Disney CEO hints that fans may be allowed to generate AI content Impatient fans might soon be able to create their own mini versions of Disney movies. This is one way in which entertainment companies are looking to make their content more interactive. Chloe Veltman
Law & Courts James Comey and Letitia James argue DOJ prosecutor was illegally appointed Lawyers for James Comey and Letitia James argued in court about why the Justice Department's top prosecutor in Virginia was illegally appointed and shouldn't have brought charges against them. Ryan Lucas